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Declaration Of War is set to be retired to stud

Declaration Of War is set to be retired to stud following his run in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita next month

Last Updated: 22/10/13 5:31pm

Declaration Of War: Set to be retired
Declaration Of War: Set to be retired

The son of War Front proved a disappointing favourite in the Lockinge Stakes on his seasonal reappearance in May but proved that form to be wrong when winning the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Defeats in the Eclipse, Sussex and Jacques le Marois were to follow but he went on to add another Group One to his CV when defeating Trading Leather and Al Kazeem in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York in a time bettered only by Sea The Stars.

Trainer Aidan O'Brien told www.coolmore.com: "Declaration Of War has danced every dance this season and will have one more run in the Breeders' Cup Classic. He has an unbelievable constitution and is a lot like Giant's Causeway, a big, powerful, strong traveller, so we're hopeful that he'll run well.

"Unbeaten as a two-year-old in France, Declaration Of War won two of Britain's highest profile Group One's this summer and is a very imposing horse to look at," said Coolmore manager Christy Grassick.

"His sire War Front is probably the most sought after stallion in America at the moment and his dam is a half-sister to star two-year-old and American classic winner Union Rags. He's a hugely exciting prospect."

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